With severed cables causing Internet outages to several countries in recent years, it was only a matter of time before funding is found to create another link in the complex globe of cable connections. Read more
A new proposal to bring 4x faster speeds over FireWire 800 is approaching the final ratification phase. Beginning in February, 2008, a 3.2 Gbps FireWire could be standard fare for future machines, using the same cables and connectors. Read more
Today in San Francisco, IBM unveiled a revolutionary new chipset that would replace the spaghetti of cables that connect today's multimedia equipment, with super-high-frequency wireless networks in the gigabit range. But will the CE industry greet IBM with open arms? Read more
A deal that would have enabled US broadband Internet companies to provide cable service on a nationwide scale, broke down in Congress on Friday. Substitute legislation proposed by a key House committee chairman, would change the language to make cable TV providers the key providers of nationwide ISP service, competing with existing cable companies in every single municipality. Read more
Once you've used a multi-monitor setup, it's almost impossible to go back to a single screen. Notebook users likely feel this pain most sharply. However, Village Tronic's ViBook proposes a USB-based solution for the folks looking for more display space. Read more
You already know how to build a PC. But do you know how to take desktop hardware components and turn them into a digital audio workstation? John Brandon discusses how he pieced together his latest musical creation, along with the accompanying software. Read more
Windows Vista was never really an option for netbook users, but the release candidate of Windows 7 piqued our interest. Can Microsoft finally retire Windows XP in the netbook space? Even now with RC1 available, the answer seems tied to driver development. Read more
If you aren't regularly backing up your data, now's a good time to start. In this piece we cover some of the basic backup strategies, a handful of available tools, and backup performance over USB 2.0 using Samsung's newest Story Station external drive. Read more
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